“Back to Basics” Walking in the Light 1 John 1:5-2:2

· By doing I mean obeying: Mt. 28:19-20

· Our obedience shines forth… Mt. 5:14-16

Five Keys to Walking in the Light:

1. Recognize the Holiness of God

· John learn this from Jesus:John 1:4

· The exact representation of the father: Heb 1:3

The use of light does two things:

1) Light Illuminates: John 3:19-21

· Only God is good: Mark 10:18

· No one Righteous, Understanding or Seeking: Rom 3:10-11

2) Light Guides: Psalm 119:105

· We will take on the nature of the God we worship: Lev 19:2

· God is not like us: Isaiah 55:8-9

2. Live-out the Truth – Sincerity, Honesty, transparency!

· Faith without deeds is useless Jam 2:20

· “Teach them to obey everything…Mt. 28ff."

· Light has no fellowship with darkness: 2 Cor 6:14

3. Fellowship with other Christians

· False teacher refused to fellowship: 1 John 2:19

4. Confront the Problem of Sin V-8ff.

Two errors:

1) Denial of our sin nature

· There is a battle ragging: Rom. 7:14-25

2) Denial of Sinful Actions

5. Confess Your Sins: From denial to admission

God’s response to confessed sin:

a) He Faithful and Just 2 Tim. 2:13

· God is faithful to his word: Jer. 31:34

b) He Forgives and purifies

c) He Provides an Advocate

· He will deal with that in 1 Jn. 3:6ff.

He atoned for the sin of the whole world. Jn. 3:16

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